JP7717809B2 - Stick-type food production system, stick-type food forming device, and stick-type food garnishing and seasoning applicator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a stick-type food production system, a stick-type food forming device, and an application device for stick-type food.

To make the stick-shaped food, the food is sandwiched between the sticks, the sandwiched food is covered with the appropriate dough, and then, depending on the type of stick-shaped food, a decorative condiment such as breadcrumbs or potato blocks is applied on top of the dough.

Both the process of covering the dough and the process of applying the garnish are done by hand.
Therefore, there is a possibility that the dough may be formed in an uneven shape or the garnish may be applied unevenly, resulting in poor dough formation or poor garnish application.
Furthermore, this is a process that significantly increases the fatigue level of the worker.

The present invention was devised to solve these problems, and aims to provide a stick-type food production system, a stick-type food molding device, and a stick-type food application device for automatically producing stick-type food of uniform quality.

A stick-shaped food production system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a forming device that is installed to cover dough around ingredient sticks formed by sandwiching sticks between ingredients, an applicator that is installed to apply garnishes to the dough sticks formed from the ingredient sticks in the forming device, and a deep fryer that is installed to deep-fry the semi-finished products formed by applying garnishes to the dough sticks in the applicator.

A stick-shaped food molding device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a forming rotation unit that rotates ingredient sticks that are held by a transfer device and formed by sandwiching ingredients between sticks, and a dough nozzle that dispenses dough onto the ingredient sticks that are rotated by the forming rotation unit.

A stick-type food garnish applicator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a garnish unit including a garnish plate positioned below a dough stick held by a transfer device, formed by sandwiching the stick between ingredients and applying dough, and a garnish rotation unit positioned above the garnish plate to rotate the dough stick held by the transfer device relative to the garnish unit in order to apply the garnish contained in the garnish unit to the dough stick held by the transfer device.

This allows for the automatic production of stick-shaped products of consistent quality.

1 is a perspective view of a food processing system according to one embodiment of the present invention;

1 is a top down view of a food processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

1 is a perspective view of a material supplying device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a stick dispenser according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

1 is a perspective view of a molding apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a conceptual diagram of a molding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

1 is a perspective view showing a dough nozzle and a transfer device of a molding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1A to 1C are perspective views of a coating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from different angles. 1A to 1C are perspective views of a coating device according to an embodiment of the present invention, viewed from different angles.

1 is a diagram showing a coating device according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front and rear directions;

3 is a conceptual view of an applicator according to an embodiment of the present invention, excluding a garnish providing unit; FIG.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of a semi-finished product removal section, a semi-finished product placement section, and a deep fryer in a food processing system according to a modified embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a deep fryer according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

1 is a view showing the internal structure of a deep fryer according to an embodiment of the present invention, with the internal structure exposed to the outside.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
In referring to the components in each drawing, care should be taken to ensure that identical components are numbered the same whenever possible, even if they appear on different drawings.
Furthermore, when describing embodiments of the present invention, if a detailed description of related known structures or functions is deemed to hinder understanding of the embodiments of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted.

Furthermore, in describing the components of the embodiments of the present invention, terms such as "first,""second,""A,""B,""(a)," and "(b)" may be used.
Such terms are used merely to distinguish a component from other components, and do not limit the essence, order, or sequence of the components.
When a component is described as being "coupled,""coupled," or "connected" to another component, it should be understood that the component may be directly coupled or connected to the other component, but that there may also be other components "coupled,""coupled," or "connected" between each component.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a view of a food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention viewed from above.

Referring to the drawings, a stick-type food processing system (stick-type food production system) 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a forming device 20, a coating device 30, and a deep fryer 40.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the reference direction is assumed to be forward, but the direction is not limited to this.
Furthermore, in the specification of the present invention, the terms front, rear, left, right, above, and below are expressions used for the convenience of explanation and may be determined relatively depending on the direction in which the food processing system 1 and its components are arranged.

In the stick-type food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, the sticks (S), ingredient sticks (P1), semi-finished products (P3), sticks (S), and semi-finished products (P3) are generally processed while being transported from the rear to the front.
Therefore, the transport direction may refer to the forward direction. The ingredient supply device 80, stick providing device 60, forming device 20, coating device 30, and deep fryer 40, which will be described later, may be sequentially connected from the rearmost side of the stick-type food processing system 1, and the transport device 10 extending along the front-rear direction may be disposed across the stick providing device 60, forming device 20, and coating device 30.
By operating such a stick-type food processing system 1, stick-type food can be produced automatically.

<Ingredient supply device 80>

Figure 3 is a perspective view of an ingredient supply device 80 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The stick-type food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention may include an ingredient supply device 80.
The ingredient (N) provided by the ingredient supplying device 80 may be at least one of sausage, ham, and cheese, which are solid food ingredients that can be sandwiched between the sticks (S), but the type is not limited thereto.

The ingredient supplying device 80 can separate ingredients (N) provided in bulk and discharge them individually.
The ingredient supply device 80 may include an ingredient separation tank 81 having a drum-shaped internal space in which bulk ingredients (N) are provided, and an ingredient moving passage 82 for moving the ingredients (N) when the ingredients (N) separated into pieces are discharged through holes formed on the side of the ingredient separation tank 81.
By rotating the ingredient separation tank 81, the bulk ingredients (N) may be separated into loose ingredients (N), and as the ingredient separation tank 81 vibrates and the loose ingredients (N) rise along the spiral path formed on the inner surface of the ingredient separation tank 81 and are transferred to the ingredient transfer path 82, the ingredients (N) may be aligned, and the unaligned ingredients (N) may fall back inside the ingredient separation tank 81 and go through the same process again.
The ingredient supplying device 80 may be a parts feeder.

Loose ingredients (N) may be arranged in an ingredient transport section 83 connected to the ingredient moving passage 82.
The ingredient transport section 83 may be a conveyor belt.
When ingredients (N) are provided one by one to the ingredient conveying unit 83 through the ingredient moving passage 82 while the ingredient conveying unit 83 is rotating, the individual ingredients (N) are spaced apart from each other and seated on the ingredient conveying unit 83, and may move along the conveying direction in a spaced apart state.
The ingredients (N) may be transported with their longitudinal directions aligned in the left-right direction.

<Stick providing device 60>

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a stick dispenser 60 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The stick-type food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a stick providing device 60 .
The stick providing device 60 is a device that provides sticks (S) to ingredients (N) that are separated and transported separately to form ingredient sticks (P1).

The stick providing device 60 may include an ingredient fixing part 61 that fixes the ingredient (N) to be provided, and a stick inserting part 62 that sandwiches the stick (S) between the ingredient (N) fixed by the ingredient fixing part 61.
When the ingredients (N) that have been separated and transported individually arrive at the stick providing device 60, they are seated on the ingredient fixing base 612 of the ingredient fixing section 61, and the ingredient fixing section 61 brings the plate-shaped ingredient holding member 611 located above the ingredients (N) close to the ingredients (N) to hold each ingredient (N) between the ingredient fixing base 612 and the ingredient holding member 611.
The stick insertion unit 62 grasps the stick (S) arranged at a position corresponding to the position of each ingredient (N) from the left side of the ingredient (N) and moves it toward the right side of each ingredient (N) so that the stick (S) is inserted into the ingredient (N).
That is, the stick insertion portion 62 is capable of linear movement in the left-right direction.
The stick (S) is inserted into the ingredient (N) to form an ingredient stick (P1).

The ingredient sticks (P1) formed by the stick providing device 60 are transported by the transport device 10.
The transfer device 10 may surround the stick (S) already at the stage when the stick (S) is inserted into the ingredient (N), and may grasp the stick (S) portion of the ingredient stick (P1) after the ingredient stick (P1) is completed, or may grasp the completed ingredient stick (P1) after it is transmitted.

<Transfer device 10>

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a molding apparatus 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of a molding apparatus 20 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the dough nozzle 21 and the transfer device 10 of the molding device 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A stick-type food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a transfer device 10 .
The transfer device 10 is a device that holds the sticks (S) and transfers the semi-finished products (P3) along the transfer direction to the fryer 40 via the forming device 20 and the coating device 30.

The transfer device 10 may include a transfer action portion 11 extending along the transfer direction.
The transporting operation section 11 may be constituted by a conveyor belt.
The transfer motion unit 11 may rotate.
As the transporting operation unit 11 rotates, an object placed on the upper surface of the transporting operation unit 11 may move forward in the transport direction.

The transfer device 10 may include a transfer frame 12 .
The transfer frame 12 is coupled to the transfer motion part 11 so as to move in the transfer direction by rotation of the transfer motion part 11 .
The transfer frame 12 may be configured in plurality and may be arranged spaced apart from each other in the front-rear direction.
The transfer frame 12 may include a base plate coupled to the transfer motion unit 11 and restriction plates extending upward from the front and rear ends of the base plate.

The transfer device 10 may include a gripper 13 .
The gripping portion 13 may grip the stick (S).
The gripper 13 is rotatably coupled to the transfer frame 12 .
The gripping portion 13 may be coupled to the transfer frame 12 so as to be rotatable about its axial direction in the left-right direction.
Therefore, the stick (S) may be moved along the transport direction by the transport device 10, and may be rotated by rotating the gripping portion 13 by other components described below.
As the multiple gripping blocks included in the gripping portion 13 move closer to each other, they may grip the stick (S) between them, and as the multiple gripping blocks move farther away from each other, they may release their grip on the stick (S).
The plurality of gripping blocks may have a shape similar to a cylinder divided into three equal equal parts at equal angles.

A plurality of grippers 13 may be coupled to the transfer frame 12 .
The multiple gripping portions 13 may be arranged in the front-rear direction.
Therefore, multiple sticks (S) may be gripped by multiple gripping portions 13 respectively and moved together in the front-to-rear direction.

<Forming device 20>

The forming device 20 is a device for covering dough (B) on ingredient sticks (P1) formed by sandwiching sticks (S) between ingredients (N).
The forming device 20 can form the basic shape of the food product.
The ingredient sticks (P1) are covered with the dough (B) by the molding device 20 to form dough sticks (P2).
The dough (B) provided by the molding device 20 to form the ingredient sticks (P1) may be a wheat flour dough, but the materials constituting the dough (B) are not limited thereto.
The forming device 20 may be a stick-type food forming device, since the dough (B) is covered with the ingredient sticks (P1) by the forming device 20 to form the overall shape of the stick-type food.

The forming device 20 may include a dough nozzle 21 .
The dough nozzle 21 may dispense the dough (B) onto the ingredient stick (P1).
When the dough nozzle 21 discharges the dough (B), the forming rotation unit 22 described later may rotate the ingredient sticks (P1).

The dough nozzle 21 may include a nozzle body.
A slit 210 is formed in the nozzle body, which can form a path through which the batter (B) is discharged.
The dough (B) is discharged through the slit 210 .
The slit 210 may have a long hole shape extending along the reference direction in which the stick (S) extends from the transfer device 10, i.e., the right direction.
The slit 210 has a shape that opens the nozzle body in the vertical direction, allowing the dough (B) to be ejected from the top to the bottom and applied to the ingredient sticks (P1) that are transported to the bottom of the nozzle body by the transport device 10.

The nozzle body may include a nozzle body base 211 and a nozzle body protrusion 212 .
The nozzle body base 211 may have a slit 210 formed therein and may have a lower surface that is perpendicular to the up-down direction.
The nozzle body protrusion 212 may be formed to protrude downward from the right end of the lower surface of the nozzle body base 211 .
The nozzle body protrusion 212 may have a tapered appearance with a width that decreases in the left-right direction as it goes downward.
The left boundary of the nozzle body protrusion 212 may have a profile that slopes leftward relative to upward.
The right boundary of the nozzle body protrusion 212 may have an elongated profile in the vertical direction.

By positioning the nozzle body protrusion 212, the batter (B) can be well applied to the right end of the ingredient (N), and the batter (B) can well cover the right end of the ingredient (N).
The batter applied to the right end of the ingredient (N) may come into contact with the left boundary of the nozzle body protrusion 212 to form a streamlined shape.

The nozzle body can be raised and lowered, and can move left and right in parallel with the direction in which the stick (S) extends.
To enable such linear movement of the nozzle body, the nozzle body may be connected to a linear driving unit such as a linear actuator, an LM guide, or a lead screw, but the type of the linear driving unit is not limited thereto.

The dough (B) ejected from the nozzle may be evenly applied to the ingredients (N) like a typical corn dog, or the nozzle body may move up and down and in a linear direction in the left-right direction, so that the dough (B) has a shape that surrounds the ingredients (N) in a spiral shape, or multiple ring-shaped dough (B) spaced apart in the left-right direction may surround the ingredients (N).
The shape of the dough (B) that can be applied to the ingredients (N) is not limited to this.

The nozzle body may be made up of multiple parts.
The plurality of nozzle bodies may be disposed at positions corresponding to the positions where the respective ingredient sticks (P1) arrive after being moved by the transport device 10.

The molding device 20 may include a dough hopper 26 that contains the dough (B).
The dough (B) contained in the dough hopper 26 may be discharged downward through the lower end of the dough hopper 26 and reach the dough anchoring section 24.
The dough hopper 26 may have a shape in which its width in the left-right direction decreases toward the bottom.

The molding device 20 may include a dough holding section 24 and a dough pressing section 23 .
The dough (B) discharged from the dough hopper 26 reaches the dough retaining section 24, and the dough pressurizing section 23 connected to the dough retaining section 24 pushes out the dough (B) inside the dough retaining section 24.
The dough pressing unit 23 may be connected to the left side of the dough anchoring unit 24 to push the dough (B) to the right side.
The dough pressurizing unit 23 may be an air cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder for pressurizing and discharging the dough (B), or may be a blower for pressurizing the dough (B) using a fluid such as air, but is not limited thereto.
By controlling the dough pressurizing unit 23, the speed at which the dough (B) is discharged through the nozzle body can be adjusted.

The forming device 20 may include a dough discharge pipe 25 .
The dough discharge pipe 25 may be connected to the right side of the dough anchoring part 24 and the upper side of the nozzle body, and may transmit the dough (B) that is pressed and discharged by the dough pressurizing part 23 to the nozzle body.
The dough discharge pipe 25 may have an "L"-shaped bend.

At least one of the dough anchoring section 24, the dough pressurizing section 23, and the dough discharge pipe 25 may be configured in plural.
One of the dough anchoring unit 24, the dough pressurizing unit 23, and the dough discharge pipe 25, which is made up of a plurality of components, may be connected to each of the other one of the multiple components.

The molding apparatus 20 may include a molding rotary section 22 .
The forming rotation unit 22 may rotate the ingredient stick (P1) formed by sandwiching the stick (S) between the ingredient (N) and held by the transfer device 10.
The forming rotation unit 22 may rotate the ingredient stick (P1) with the left-right direction, which is the direction in which the stick (S) extends, as the axial direction.

The forming rotary portion 22 may be located to the left of the gripping portion 13 .
The molding rotation unit 22 may include a molding rotation tool 221 and a molding rotation drive unit 222 that rotates and linearly moves the molding rotation tool 221 .
The molding rotation drive unit 222 may move the molding rotation tool 221 linearly in the left-right direction and rotate it with the left-right direction as its axial direction.
Therefore, the molding rotation driving unit 222 may include components such as a motor and an actuator for rotational driving, and components such as a lead screw and a telescopic structure for linear motion, but the types thereof are not limited thereto.
The right end of the forming rotary tool 221 may have a shape corresponding to the shape of the left end of the gripping portion 13 .

The forming rotation part 22 may move to the right along the left-right direction to approach the gripping part 13 or move to the left to move away from the gripping part 13.
The forming rotating portion 22 may approach the gripping portion 13 and be connected to the gripping portion 13, and by rotating while connected to the gripping portion 13, the gripping portion 13 can be rotated.
That is, the forming rotator 22 may be selectively coupled to the gripper 13 to rotate the gripper 13 relative to the transfer frame 12 .
The forming rotary portion 22 and the gripping portion 13 may have shapes corresponding to each other so that the forming rotary portion 22 and the gripping portion 13 can be coupled by approaching each other.
For example, the forming rotation part 22 may have a protrusion extending in the vertical direction, and the grip part 13 may have a groove into which such a protrusion can be inserted.

The forming rotation unit 22 may rotate the gripping unit 13, thereby causing the ingredient stick (P1) gripped by the gripping unit 13 to rotate.
While the nozzle body is discharging the dough (B), the ingredient stick (P1) is rotated by the forming rotation section 22, and the dough (B) can surround the ingredient (N) of the ingredient stick (P1) and be covered with the ingredient (N).

The forming apparatus 20 may include a dough platform 27 .
The dough support 27 may be located below the nozzle body and the transferred ingredient sticks (P1).
The dough base 27 acts as a base on which the dough (B) rests when the dough (B) ejected from the nozzle body falls without covering the ingredient stick (P1), thereby preventing the dough (B) from falling onto other components and causing malfunction or contamination.

<Coating device 30>

8 and 9 are perspective views of a coating device 30 according to one embodiment of the present invention, viewed from different angles.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the coating device 30 according to one embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front and rear directions.
FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing a portion of the applicator 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention, excluding the garnish providing unit 33. As shown in FIG.

The coating device 30 is a device for coating the dough sticks (P2) formed from the ingredient sticks (P1) in the molding device 20 with garnishes to produce semi-finished products (P3).
Therefore, the application device 30 may be arranged in front of the molding device 20, behind the molding device 20 along the transport direction.
The garnish provided by the applicator 30 may be breadcrumbs, sugar, cubed potatoes, or the like, but is not limited thereto.
The applicator 30 applies the garnish to the dough stick (P2) to form the semi-finished stick-type food product, and the applicator 30 may be a stick-type food garnish applicator.

The applicator 30 may include a garnish portion 31 .
The garnish portion 31 may include a garnish plate 311 located below the dough stick (P2).
The dough stick (P2) grasped by the transfer device 10 can reach the coating device 30 via the shaping device 20, and the transfer device 10 may transfer and position the dough stick (P2) above the decorative condiment plate 311.

The decorative condiment plate 311 may be formed in the shape of a plate that is perpendicular to the vertical direction.
A decorative condiment housing 312 may surround the periphery of the decorative condiment plate 311 .
Therefore, the decorative spice plate 311 and the decorative spice housing 312 may form a decorative spice space that is open upward and can accommodate decorative spices.
By positioning the dough stick (P2) in the decorative seasoning space, the decorative seasoning contained in the decorative seasoning space may be applied to the dough stick (P2).
The garnish housing 312 and the garnish plate 311 may move back and forth in a forward and backward direction to apply garnish to the dough sticks (P2).

The decorative condiment plate 311 may be moved up and down to be closer to or farther away from the dough stick (P2).
Such an action may be referred to as tapping.
By performing a tapping motion of the decorative condiment plate 311, the decorative condiments placed on the decorative condiment plate 311 may be applied to the dough (B) of the dough stick (P2) located above the decorative condiment plate 311.
For the tapping operation, the garnish spice unit 31 may include a tapping driver 313 connected to the garnish spice plate 311 to generate an up-and-down movement.
The tapping driver 313 may include a tapping motor and a cam connected to the tapping motor to convert the rotary driving force of the tapping motor into linear motion, but the tapping operation may be implemented in any manner other than as described above.
The tapping drive unit 313 may be arranged below the garnish plate 311 .

The applicator 30 may include a garnish rotator 32 .
The decorative condiment rotating section 32 rotates the dough stick (P2) held by the transfer device 10 relative to the decorative condiment section 31 in order to apply the decorative condiments stored in the decorative condiment section 31 to the dough stick (P2) held by the transfer device 10 above the decorative condiment plate 311.
The garnish rotating unit 32 may rotate the dough stick (P2) with the direction in which the stick (S) extends as the axial direction.
The garnish rotating portion 32 may be located on the left side of the grip portion 13 .
The garnish rotating part 32 may move to the right along the left-right direction to approach the gripping part 13 or move to the left to move away from the gripping part 13.
The garnish rotating part 32 may approach the grip part 13 and be connected to the grip part 13, and by rotating while connected to the grip part 13, the grip part 13 can be rotated.
That is, the garnish rotator 32 may be selectively coupled to the gripper 13 to rotate the gripper 13 relative to the transfer frame 12 .
The garnish rotating portion 32 and the gripping portion 13 may have corresponding shapes so that the garnish rotating portion 32 and the gripping portion 13 can be coupled by approaching each other.
For example, the garnish rotating portion 32 may have a protrusion extending in the vertical direction, and the gripping portion 13 may have a groove into which such a protrusion can be inserted.

The garnish rotating unit 32 may rotate the gripping unit 13, thereby rotating the dough stick (P2) gripped by the gripping unit 13.
The dough stick (P2) is rotated by the spice rotating part 32, and the spices can be covered with the dough (B) by surrounding the dough (B) of the dough stick (P2).
By adding a tapping action to this action, the garnish can be evenly applied to the dough (B).

The applicator 30 may include a garnish dispenser 33 .
The garnish serving unit 33 may be connected to a lower end of the garnish serving unit 31 so as to raise and serve the garnish from the garnish serving unit 31 .
Repeated operations may cause the decorative condiments attached to the dough sticks (P2) to come off from the decorative condiment section 31, reducing the amount of decorative condiments contained in the decorative condiment section 31.
The garnish supply unit 33 may replenish the garnish with garnishes so that the amount of garnishes contained in the garnish unit 31 remains constant.
The amount of garnish may be the volume of the garnish or the weight of the garnish.

The garnish providing unit 33 may include a cylindrical garnish providing housing 331 and a screw 332 located inside the garnish providing housing 331 and configured to rotate to lift the garnish.
The screw 332 may rotate with its extension direction as its axial direction.
The screw 332 may be configured by a shaft extending in one direction and spiral blades formed around the periphery of the shaft.
The garnish spice providing housing 331 may be disposed in a shape that is tilted upward toward the left, and the upper end of the garnish spice providing housing 331 may be coupled to the garnish spice portion 31 .
By rotating the screw 332 , the garnish located inside the garnish providing housing 331 may rise and be provided to the garnish portion 31 .
To rotate the screw 332 , the garnish provider 33 may include a garnish motor 333 .
The garnish motor 333 may be a servo motor.
By controlling the garnish motor 333, the speed at which the garnish is dispensed can be adjusted.
A garnish motor 333 may be coupled to the lower end of the garnish providing housing 331 .

The garnish supplying unit 33 may include a garnish hopper 334 coupled to a region adjacent to the lower end of the garnish supplying housing 331 .
A large amount of garnishes may be placed in the garnish hopper 334, and the garnishes may be dropped into the garnish supply housing 331 by the garnish hopper 334.

The garnish supply housing 331 and the screw 332 may be configured in plural.
A plurality of garnish supply housings 331 and screws 332 may be arranged in the front-to-back direction.

The application device 30 may include a push portion 35 .
The push unit 35 may include a pusher 351 disposed adjacent to the right end, which is the end in the reference direction, of the garnish seasoning unit 31 .
The push unit 35 may include a pusher drive unit 352 that moves the pusher 351 in the left-right direction.
The pusher driving unit 352 may include a hydraulic cylinder or the like, the left end of which is connected to the pusher 351 .

The pusher 351 may extend along the front-rear direction and have a left side surface that is recessed to the right when viewed in the front-rear direction.
The pusher 351 serves to push the spices pushed out to the right side back to the left side so that the spices accommodated in the spice portion 31 can be evenly applied to the right end of the dough stick (P2).
That is, the pusher 351 may have a surface opposite to the reference direction that is recessed along the reference direction when viewed from the direction in which the dough sticks (P2) are transferred by the transfer device 10.

The coating device 30 may include a flatting section 36 .
The flattening section 36 can flatten the decorative condiments contained in the decorative condiment section 31.
The flatting portion 36 may include a flatting bar 361 .
The flattening bar 361 can move from the upper side of the decorative condiment plate 311 along a direction perpendicular to the up-down direction so as to flatten the decorative condiments contained in the decorative condiment section 31.
The direction of movement of the flatting bar 361 may be the front-to-rear direction.
The flattening bar 361 may be disposed above the garnish plate 311 at a predetermined height.
The flatting portion 36 may include a flatting rail 363 extending along the front-to-rear direction, and may include a flatting connection portion 362 movably connected to the flatting rail 363 along the front-to-rear direction and connected to the flatting bar 361.
As the flattening connecting portion 362 moves back and forth along the flattening rail 363, the flattening bar 361 moves back and forth to flatten the decorative condiments contained in the decorative condiment portion 31.
The flattening rail 363 may be located at a position spaced apart to the right and above the garnish portion 31 .

<Semi-finished product removal section 50>

The food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a semi-finished product removal section 50 .
When the semi-finished product (P3) held by the transfer device (10) is positioned adjacent to the fryer (40), the semi-finished product release unit (50) pushes the stick (S) of the semi-finished product (P3) to release it from the transfer device (10).
The semi-finished product release section 50 may transfer the semi-finished product (P3) released from the transfer device 10 to the fryer 40.
The semi-finished product release section 50 may include a push rod extending in the left-right direction to push the stick (S).
When the gripping portion 13 reaches a position adjacent to the fryer 40, the push load may approach the gripping portion 13 from the left side to the right side of the gripping portion 13 and push the stick (S) to the right.
When the pushing action is performed by the push load, the gripping portion 13 may release its grip on the stick (S).

The semi-finished product (P3) released from the gripping unit 13 by the semi-finished product release unit 50 may be transferred to the deep fryer 40.
The fryer 40 may include a semi-finished product transfer section 44 that holds such semi-finished products (P3).

<Fryer 40>

The deep fryer 40 is a device for deep frying the semi-finished product (P3).
As shown in the figure, the fryer 40 may be arranged in a direction transverse to the direction of transfer, and may have a shape extending to the right from the transfer device 10.

Figure 12 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of the semi-finished product removal section 50b, semi-finished product placement section 90b, and deep fryer 40b in a food processing system according to a modified embodiment of the present invention.

The stick-type food processing system according to a modified embodiment of the present invention is identical to the stick-type food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention, except that it further includes a semi-finished product placement section 90b and the orientation of the deep fryer 40b is different. Therefore, only the differences will be further described, and for the other parts, the description of the stick-type food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention applies.

The deep fryers 40b of the stick-type food processing system according to the modified embodiment of the present invention may be arranged along the front-rear direction, which is the transport direction.
Therefore, in order for the plurality of semi-finished products (P3) arranged along the transport direction and moving along the transport direction to enter the deep fryer 40b, the arrangement direction must be changed.
Therefore, the deep fryer 40b of the stick-type food processing system according to the modified embodiment of the present invention may include a semi-finished product placement section 90b.
When the semi-finished product removal unit 50b, which has received the semi-finished product P3 from the coating device, transfers the semi-finished product P3 to the fryer 40b, the semi-finished product placement unit 90b rotates the placement direction of the semi-finished product P3 as shown by the arrow in Figure 12 so that the sticks S of the semi-finished product P3 face the transfer direction or the opposite direction.
The semi-finished product placement section 90b may include a gripping device (not shown) having a plurality of nippers that can grip each stick (S), and the gripping device may grip each stick (S), rotate it, and connect it to the semi-finished product transfer section.
In FIG. 12, the position where the semi-finished product placement unit 90b is placed is designated by the reference numeral.
Referring to the drawing, the semi-finished product placement unit 90b may transfer the semi-finished product (P3) released from the transfer device from the semi-finished product release unit 50b to the semi-finished product transfer unit by arranging the stick (S) so that its direction faces in the opposite direction to the transfer direction, or may rotate the semi-finished product (P3) so that it faces in the opposite direction.

In the stick-type food processing system according to the modified example of the embodiment of the present invention, the moving direction of the object to be processed is kept constant forward from the ingredient (N) stage to the final product stage.
Therefore, since all the components of the stick-type food processing system are arranged in the front-to-back direction, it can be advantageous in terms of space utilization.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a fryer 40 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a view showing the internal structure of a deep fryer 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The deep fryer 40 may include a frying section 41 .
The frying section 41 heats the oil contained therein and can fry the semi-finished product (P3) introduced therein to form a cooked product (P4).
Therefore, the frying section 41 may include an oil tank that can contain oil and a heating section that heats the oil contained in the oil tank.
The oil tank may have a rectangular internal space for containing oil, and the heating unit may have a component such as a hot wire that generates heat when supplied with power.
The fryer 40 may include a temperature control unit 45 .
The temperature control unit 45 is electrically connected to the heating unit of the frying unit 41 and can control the heating unit to adjust the temperature of the oil.

The fryer 40 may include a workpiece transfer section 44 .
The semi-finished product transfer section 44 may transfer the semi-finished product (P3) across the upper side of the frying section 41 to the right side.
During the transfer operation of the semi-finished product (P3), the semi-finished product transfer section 44 may tilt the semi-finished product (P3) and place it into the oil contained in the frying section 41.
Therefore, while the semi-finished product (P3) is being transferred by the semi-finished product transfer section 44, the semi-finished product (P3) is placed in the oil contained in the frying section 41, then removed and fried, thereby forming the cooked product (P4).
To enable such operation, the semi-finished product transfer section 44 may include semi-finished product rails 441 arranged to extend along the left-right direction on the front and rear sides of the frying section 41, and semi-finished product sliders 442 movably connected to the semi-finished product rails 441.

A workpiece slider 442 may grip the stick (S) onto which the workpiece (P3) is transferred.
The semi-finished product slider 442 may be coupled to the semi-finished product rail 441 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and may be coupled to the semi-finished product rail 441 so as to be rotatable along the axial direction in the front-rear direction.
Therefore, by the semi-finished product slider 442 moving to the right along the semi-finished product rail 441 and rotating at the same time, the dough (B), garnishes, and ingredients (N) of the semi-finished product (P3) can be immersed in the oil contained in the frying section 41 or not.
As shown in the figure, the semi-finished product (P3) that is not initially submerged in oil is immersed as the semi-finished product slider 442 rotates along the semi-finished product rail 441 on the right side, and then the semi-finished product slider 442 rotates again to remove it from the oil before it is finally discharged.

The deep fryer 40 may include a screen film 42 that covers the upper side of the frying section 41.
The internal structure of the fryer 40 may be hidden from view by the cover film 42 .
The fryer 40 may include an oil vapor filter 43 .
The oil vapor prevention filter 43 can take in air containing oil vapor generated from the frying unit 41, filter the oil vapor, and discharge it.

<Refrigeration unit 70>

The stick-type food processing system 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a freezing device 70 .
The freezing device 70 can freeze the cooked product (P4) formed by cooking the semi-finished product (P3) in the deep fryer 40.
Therefore, the freezing device 70 may be located at the right end of the fryer 40.

Although it has been described above that all components constituting the embodiments of the present invention are combined into one or operate in combination, the present invention is not necessarily limited to such an embodiment.
That is, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively combined and operated in one or more combinations.
Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the terms "comprise,""constitute,""have," and the like used above mean that the relevant element may be inherent, and therefore should be interpreted as not excluding other elements but as including other elements.
Unless otherwise defined, all terms, including technical and scientific terms, may be construed to have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs.
Commonly used terms, such as those defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted in accordance with the contextual meaning of the relevant art, and should not be interpreted as idealized or overly formal unless expressly defined in the present invention.

The above description is merely an illustrative example of the technical concept of the present invention, and various modifications and variations can be made by a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention.
Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to explain, not to limit, the technical idea of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by such embodiments.
The scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (20)

a forming device that is provided so as to cover dough around ingredient sticks formed by sandwiching the sticks between ingredients;
In the forming device, an applicator is provided to apply a garnish to the dough stick formed from the ingredient stick;
The coating device includes a deep fryer that is provided to deep fry the semi-finished products formed by coating the dough sticks with the garnish,
The deep fryer includes a frying section configured to heat oil contained therein, and a semi-finished product transfer section configured to transfer the semi-finished product across an upper side of the frying section and tilt the semi-finished product during the transfer to immerse it in the oil contained in the frying section,
The stick-type food production system includes a semi-finished product transfer section of the deep fryer, which includes semi-finished product rails arranged to extend along the left-right direction on the front and rear sides of the frying section, and semi-finished product sliders that are movable relative to the semi-finished product rails and can rotate freely along an axial direction in the front-to-back direction. The deep fryer is
The stick-type food making system according to claim 1 , further comprising a screen membrane covering an upper side of the frying section. The deep fryer is
2. The stick-type food making system according to claim 1, further comprising an oil vapor filter configured to suck in air containing oil vapor generated from the frying unit, filter the oil vapor, and discharge the oil vapor. The stick-type food production system according to claim 1, wherein the deep fryer further includes a semi-finished product placement unit that rotates the semi-finished products when the semi-finished products are transferred from the application device, thereby placing the semi-finished product sticks so that they face the transfer direction of the semi-finished products or the direction opposite to the transfer direction of the semi-finished products. The stick-shaped food production system according to claim 1, further comprising a transfer device that grasps the semi-finished product sticks and transfers the semi-finished product along the transfer direction via the forming device and the coating device to the fryer. The transfer device is
a transporting motion portion extending along the transport direction;
a transfer frame coupled to the transfer motion unit so as to move along the transfer direction by rotation of the transfer motion unit;
6. The stick-type food making system of claim 5, further comprising: a gripper adapted to grip the sticks, the gripper being rotatably coupled to the transfer frame. The stick-type food production system according to claim 5, further comprising a semi-finished product release unit that, when the semi-finished product grasped by the transfer device is positioned adjacent to the fryer, pushes the stick of the semi-finished product to release it from the transfer device and transfer the semi-finished product to the fryer. The stick-type food production system according to claim 1, further comprising a freezing device that freezes the cooked product formed by cooking the semi-finished product in the fryer. A forming rotation unit that rotates the ingredient sticks that are formed by sandwiching the sticks between ingredients and that are held by the transfer device;
A dough nozzle that ejects dough onto the ingredient stick rotated by the forming rotation unit,
When the ingredient stick is placed under the dough nozzle, the dough nozzle is configured to directly eject the dough onto the ingredient stick,
The dough nozzle includes a nozzle body that can move up and down and along the extending direction of the stick, and a long hole-shaped slit that is formed in the nozzle body so that the dough can be discharged and that extends along a reference direction that is the extending direction of the stick from the transport device,
the nozzle body comprises: a nozzle body base portion in which the slit is formed and which has a lower surface perpendicular to the up-down direction; and a nozzle body protrusion portion which protrudes downward from the end of the lower surface of the nozzle body base portion on the reference direction side and which includes a boundary with a profile which is inclined along the opposite side of the reference direction towards the lower surface of the nozzle body base portion . The stick-shaped food molding device according to claim 9, wherein the forming rotation unit is configured to rotate the ingredient sticks with the direction in which the sticks extend as an axial direction. The stick-shaped food molding device according to claim 9, wherein the forming rotation unit is selectively coupled to a gripper unit rotatably coupled to a transfer frame movable along a transfer motion unit of the transfer device, and rotates the gripper unit relative to the transfer frame. a decorative condiment unit including a decorative condiment plate that is held by a transfer device and positioned below the dough stick formed by sandwiching the stick between ingredients and applying dough, and a decorative condiment housing that surrounds the periphery of the decorative condiment plate;
a decorative condiment rotating unit that rotates the dough stick held by the transfer device relative to the decorative condiment unit so as to apply the decorative condiments contained in the decorative condiment unit to the dough stick held by the transfer device above the decorative condiment plate;
The decorative seasoning plate and the decorative seasoning housing form a decorative seasoning space that opens upward and accommodates the decorative seasoning, in the stick-type food decorative seasoning applicator. The stick-type food garnishing condiment applicator according to claim 12 , wherein the garnishing plate is arranged to move up and down to come closer to or go further away from the dough stick. The stick-type food garnishing condiment applicator according to claim 12 , wherein the garnishing condiment rotating unit is configured to rotate the dough stick with the direction in which the stick extends as an axial direction. If the direction in which the stick extends from the transport device is taken as the reference direction,
The stick-type food garnish applicator according to claim 12 , further comprising a pusher disposed adjacent to an end of the garnish portion in a reference direction. The stick-type food garnishing and seasoning applicator according to claim 15 , wherein the pusher has a surface opposite to the reference direction that is recessed along the reference direction when viewed from the direction in which the dough stick is transported by the transport device. The stick-type food garnish applicator according to claim 12 , further comprising a garnish provider connected to a lower end of the garnish portion to raise and provide the garnish to the garnish portion . The stick-type food garnish applicator according to claim 17 , wherein the garnish providing unit includes a cylindrical garnish providing housing and a screw positioned inside the garnish providing housing and configured to rotate to raise the garnish. The stick-type food garnish applicator of claim 12 further comprises a flattening bar that moves above the garnish plate in a direction perpendicular to the vertical direction so as to flatten the garnish contained in the garnish section. The stick-type food garnish applicator of claim 12, wherein the garnish rotation unit is selectively coupled to a gripper rotatably coupled to a transfer frame movable along the transfer motion unit of the transfer device, thereby rotating the gripper relative to the transfer frame .